❓ The WA Government is trialling an expansion of the Aboriginal Community Patrols Program, including a potential trial in the Mirrabooka region, with an additional $2 million in funding allocated until June 2012. A review highlighted the value and risks of the program, leading to measures to improve its effectiveness and safety.
AnsweredQoN 5629Legislative Assembly
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Regarding the Department for Indigenous Affairs’ Aboriginal Community Patrols Program:
(a) are there currently any plans to expand the scope of the program; and if so:
(i) which areas will be affected; and
(ii) what additional cost will this incur;
(b) what were the outcomes of the Department’s review of the program last year;
(c) has the Department investigated expanding the Community Patrols Program to operate in the Mirrabooka region; and
(i) if so, what were the findings of that investigation; and
(d) will the Government fund an Aboriginal Community Patrols Program in Mirrabooka?
(a) are there currently any plans to expand the scope of the program; and if so:
(i) which areas will be affected; and
(ii) what additional cost will this incur;
(b) what were the outcomes of the Department’s review of the program last year;
(c) has the Department investigated expanding the Community Patrols Program to operate in the Mirrabooka region; and
(i) if so, what were the findings of that investigation; and
(d) will the Government fund an Aboriginal Community Patrols Program in Mirrabooka?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Response time
77 days
(a)(i - ii) The Government has recently announced an additional $2 million for patrol funding over two years to 2011/12. This will allow for the trial expansion of existing patrol operations to 30 June 2012. An assessment will be undertaken to determine if community needs can be better met and risks better managed with this additional funding.
(b) The review highlighted the:
· high value communities place on patrols
· high level of risk under which patrols operate
Measures have now been put in place to ensure that patrols continue to meet community needs and to effectively manage risks.
(c) The Department of Indigenous Affairs has investigated expanding the Community Patrols Program to operate in the Mirrabooka region. It concluded that there is possibly a need for a patrol in the region and a trial should be undertaken.
(d) An allocation has been made from the additional $2 million funding pool to expand the current metropolitan patrol service to the northern (including the Mirrabooka region) and southeast corridors as a trial until 30 June 2012.
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(b) The review highlighted the:
· high value communities place on patrols
· high level of risk under which patrols operate
Measures have now been put in place to ensure that patrols continue to meet community needs and to effectively manage risks.
(c) The Department of Indigenous Affairs has investigated expanding the Community Patrols Program to operate in the Mirrabooka region. It concluded that there is possibly a need for a patrol in the region and a trial should be undertaken.
(d) An allocation has been made from the additional $2 million funding pool to expand the current metropolitan patrol service to the northern (including the Mirrabooka region) and southeast corridors as a trial until 30 June 2012.
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